Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity - A Cognitive Anthropological Perspective

Informationen zum Autor H. Sidky is professor of anthropology at Miami University. Klappentext In The Origins of Shamanism, Spirit Beliefs, and Religiosity, H. Sidky uses firsthand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology, psychology, and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism, spirit beliefs, the evolution of human consciousness, and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity. Zusammenfassung In The Origins of Shamanism! Spirit Beliefs! and Religiosity! H. Sidky uses first-hand ethnographic fieldwork and scientific theoretical work in archaeology! psychology! and neurotheology to explore the origins of shamanism! spirit beliefs! the evolution of human consciousness! and the origins of ritual behavior and religiosity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Shamans and Shamanism: Issues and Problems from an Anthropological Perspectives Chapter 2: Shamanism and Altered States of Consciousness Chapter 3: Psychoactive Drugs, Chemical Ecstasy, Shamanism, and the Origins of Religion Chapter 4: The Prehistory of Shamanism Chapter 5: Shamanism and Upper Paleolithic Cave Art Chapter 6: The Origins of Spirit Beliefs and Implications for Shamanism: A Perspective from the Cognitive Sciences Chapter 7: Evolution of the Modern Mind, Spirit Beliefs, and Shamanism Chapter 8: Shamanism and Spirit Beliefs among the Neanderthals Chapter 9: Animism and the Shaman's Cognized Universe Chapter 10: The Shaman's Path: Becoming a Spirit Master and Cosmic Traveler Chapter 11: Shamanic Performance: Restructuring Reality, Healing the Sick, and Crisis Management Chapter 12: Spirit Encounter, Shamans, and Anthropologists: Epistemological and Ontological Challenges

Product details

• Authors: H. Sidky, Sidky H.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781498551892
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5189-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, Archaeology, Cognitive Sciences;Shamanism;Upper Paleolithic Cave Art